*FRESH FROM SWEDEN, MARCH 2005

Swedish Music Showcase 2005 Introduces Four of Sweden's Hottest Acts on U.S. Tour

Export Music Sweden and the Consulates General of Sweden in New York and Los Angeles present an annual music showcase and U.S. tour, featuring The Drowners, Moneybrother, Deportees and The Ark.

The tour kicks off at Troubadour in Los Angeles on March 16, continues to the music festival South by Southwest in Austin, TX, on March 18-19 and finishes at CBGB's in New York on March 21.
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Cultures of Creativity: Centennial Nobel Prize Exhibition at New York Hall of Science

The Centennial Exhibition of the Nobel Prize will be on display at the New York Hall of Science from March 12 to May 30. The exhibition examines the nature of creativity by presenting selected Laureates from the 100-year history of the Nobel Prize.
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Original Art from Astrid Lindgren's The Red Bird Displayed at Donnell Library Center

The original illustrations from The Red Bird by Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren, published by Arthur A. Levine Books, will be on display at the Central Children's Room of the New York Public Library from March 1 to 31.
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Hasselblad Foundation International Award for Photography to Honor U.S. Photographer

The American recipient of the prestigious 2005 Hasselblad Foundation International Award for Photography will be announced on March 8.
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Jockum Nordström Commissioned to Create Original Art for The Armory Show 05


Jockum Nordström, one of the most exciting and intriguing artists of his generation, has been commissioned to produce original art for all visual materials for The Armory Show 05.
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Swedish Eyewear Company Sceye Presents Karim Vision by Karim Rashid

International industrial designer Karim Rashid has teamed up with the Swedish eyewear company Sceye to create his first-ever collection of eyeglasses, launching in New York on March 12.
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Swedish Music Showcase

Nobel Prize Exhibition at New York Hall of Science

The Red Bird by Astrid Lindgren

Hasselblad Foundation Prize for Photography

Jockum Nordström at The Armory Show 05

Sceye Presents Karim Vision by Karim Rashid
 
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